At The Moore Wright Group, we are driven by a shared vision of creating communities where everyone can thrive. Together, we are committed to breaking the cycle of poverty, abuse, and abandonment in our community by providing hope.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$175K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.8M a year · 22% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$175K
to officers and key staff · 0.5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
4
named funders · $109K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$39.2M
Spent
$34.7M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$29.0M
By yearFY2022–FY2023
Revenue
$39.2M
FY2022
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$39.2M
FY2023$12.5M
Expenses
$34.7M
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$34.7M
FY2023$5.5M
Net assets
$29.0M
FY2022
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$29.0M
FY2023$36.1M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2022-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Sep 2022.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $34.7M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990; $175K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$110,403Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations or Strategic Growth
$65,032Pt VII · Sec A

Tanikka Watford’s $154K as Executive Director is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Tanikka Watford$154,190$110,403
Jasmine Dickhoff$87,024—
Brady Figueredo$65,463$65,032
Jen Gilles$40,008—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Breaking cycles of poverty, abuse, and abandonment by providing hope and fostering thriving communities.

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3 programs · $816K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

We spent $375,598 on wages, $28,568 on payroll taxes, and another $23,560 on contractors so that we can carry out the work we set out to do. Helping communities thrive takes all hands on deck so we ensure that our employees are well-compensated for their efforts to break the cycle of abuse and abandonment and create hope.

$428Kprogram expense
02

We spent $69,856 on rent and leases, $59,544 on utilities, and $30,953 on office expenses so that we could have places to work and supplies to use to serve our communities. We spent $55,000 on the purchase of a building to do the same but more.

$215Kprogram expense
03

We spent $98,552 on vehicles and transportation; this was because we traveled with participants to appointments, we distributed goods to community partners, we funded travel for our staff to attend trainings to better serve our communities, and we purchased and maintained vehicles to help us fulfill our mission.

$173Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Byrd Barr PlaceFY2024$40K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$109K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$39.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84K
Money outPt IX
$34.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$34.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$29.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$29.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$38.5M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84K
Total revenueLn 12$39.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.5M
Total assetsLn 16$29.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$29.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.5M$7.5M
Total assetsLn 16$24.5M$29.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$24.5M$29.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$21.7M$21.7M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12.1M$12.1M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$175K$175K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$200K$200K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$29K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$31K
OccupancyLn 16$129K$129K
TravelLn 17$99K$99K
InsuranceLn 23$75K$75K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$55K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$34.7M$34.7M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $12.5M$5.5M$7.1M$36.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $39.2M$34.7M$4.5M$29.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $39,224,591 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $586,963$39,140,218
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,662$84,373
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $594,625$39,224,591
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$33,877,002
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $127,663$404,166
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $382,588$412,278
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $510,251$34,693,446
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $84,374$4,531,145
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $39,224,591 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $84,373 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$49,845
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,755
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$39,087,618
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$38,475,449
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$39,140,218
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $84,373 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$39,224,591
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $34,693,446 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $21,749,002$21,749,002
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,128,000$12,128,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $175,436 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$175,436
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $200,162$200,162
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,568$28,568
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,560$23,560
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,953$30,953
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $129,400$129,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $98,552$98,552
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $74,813$74,813
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$55,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $34,693,446 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$34,693,446
Part X · Balance sheet $29,020,725 assets, 8 lines filed
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $16,999,554$21,530,699
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,490,026$7,490,026
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,489,580$29,020,725
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,490,026$7,490,026
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $16,999,554$21,530,699
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,489,580$29,020,725
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,489,580$29,020,725
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,020,725 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$39,224,591
XI-2 Total expenses$34,693,446
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,531,145
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,489,580
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$29,020,725

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